Enter the Next Phase of HIE

“In Massachusetts, and it’s very similar in New Hampshire, the EMPI is the next thing that providers organizations are asking for,” said Tripathi. “I think in part because it can be a shared service, so even though you don’t have a repository—almost every organization has to invest in an EMPI—a number of them are thinking that this is a group purchase. ‘I can get the statewide organization to purchase the EMPI, and they charge me my share, so it will be cheaper for me than to negotiate my own contract.’”
 
CliniSync, Ohio’s statewide HIE, has a phased approach to services, as well, Dan Paoletti, CEO, Ohio Health Information Partnership told HCI. Phase one, which was guided by ONC information notices last year, is facilitating the basic push of information like lab results delivery, ePrescribing widely adopted, referrals management, and direct messaging to help transitions of care between different types of care providers. Phase two, which will likely be ready later this year or by early 2013, will enable advanced query and retrieval of robust discreet data.

Dan Paoletti